Framework Booklet of Required Prayers & Teachings Checklist for Confirmation

As a parent you are the first teacher of passing on the faith to your child, following is a list of prayers and teachings that every Catholic child should know when being presented for the Sacraments of Confirmation. The prayers and teachings are categorized as “Prayers and Teachings you must know”; these prayers and teachings need to be memorized and your child must be able to recite them when asked. 

And “Prayers and Teachings You Should Be Strongly Aware Of”, these two categories should be very familiar to your child. They do not have to be memorized verbatim but they should be able to hold an age appropriate conversation about them.

It is important that your child first, have a level of competency appropriate to their age in order to receive the Sacraments.  

Prayers You Must Know: (Your child must be able to recite these from memory in English or Spanish)

____The Sign of the Cross                                 ____Before & After Meal Prayers

____Our Father                                                   ____St. Michael Prayer

____Hail Mary                                                     ____Guardian Angel Prayer

____Glory Be                                                       ____The Rosary w/ Fatima Prayer

____Act of Contrition                                         ____Apostle’s Creed

Teachings You Must Know: (Your child must be able to recite these from memory in English or Spanish)

____The Doctrine of Grace: Sanctifying Grace/Actual Grace

• Image of God
• Adam & Eve
• Heaven, Hell & Purgatory
• The Resurrection of the Body
• Magisterium
• The Old Testament
• The New Testament
• The Mass

____The Seven Sacraments

____Confirmation

• CCC 1303 – Confirmation brings an increase and deepening of baptismal grace.
  • Know the Sacramental Character
  • Taking responsibility
  • Vocation
  • The Rite of Confirmation
    • The Fruits of the Holy Spirit

____ The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit & what they mean

____The Creed

• The Trinitarian Structure: Three Persons, One God
  • God the Father
  • God the Son (Jesus)
    • Becomes Man
  • God the Holy Spirit
• Four marks of the Church
  • One 
  • Holy 
  • Catholic
  • Apostolic

____Prayer

• Theological Virtues
  • Faith
  • Hope
  • Charity

• Mary
  • Our Mother
  • The Intercessor

• The Mysteries of the Rosary (in order)

• Eucharistic Adoration

____Ten Commandments (in order)

____Cardinal Virtues

• Prudence
• Justice
• Temperance
• Fortitude

____Precepts of the Church

____Corporal Works of Mercy

____Spiritual Works of Mercy

____Eight Beatitudes

____Steps to a Good Confession

• Practice of Confession
  • Regular Daily Examination of Conscience
  • Know the Steps to making a “Good” Confession
  • Know How to go to Confession

____Order of the Mass & Responses

Prayers You Should Be Strongly Aware Of:

(Your child does not need to have these memorized but should have good knowledge of what they are)

____Memorare ____Act of Faith

____Morning Offering ____Act of Hope 

____Angelus ____Act of Love (Charity)

____The Pardon Prayer ____The Sacrifice Prayer

____The Angel’s Prayer ____The Eucharistic Prayer

(Revised 7/20/2020)